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Warm Up

Organization:

-Two groups of five players in a line, one line attacking and the other defending.

Instructions:

- Attackers will look to sprint through either gates using feints to avoid being tagged

Coaching Points:

-Look to attack the space quickly.

-The player must accelerate sharp to begin with.

-On approach the player should use a number of feints or exaggerated body movements to fool the defender

-This can include hip movement, shoulder movement and even eye movement.

Progressions:

-Introduce a soccer ball

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Technical Unopposed

Organization : Each player with a ball in a boxed area.

Instructions :

- Players will perform ball mastery work using inside and outside of the foot.

- Players will then master the stepover move.

Coaching points :

-Small or longer touches depending on space in front

-Exaggeration of body movement

-Recognition of unopposed defender (cone)

-Distance between player and cone

-Acceleration upon execution of move

Progressions:

- Will work left and right foot

-Coach will come in and act as defender and apply pressure

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Technical (Opposed)

Organization:

- Half Field, two teams

Instructions:

- Each player will attempt to utilise the stepover effectively and shoot in between the posts and cones in the corner

Coaching Points:

- Players must accelerate past the cone upon execution of move

-Messi or Ronaldo touches depending on space in front

- Players must use the stepover move practiced earlier in the session to go past the cone

- After the players go past the cone they must lift their head and see where the target is.

Progressions:

- Have each player count their score

- Introduce defender

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Conditioned Game

Organization: 5 v 5 depending on numbers, five a side pitch. Two goals two teams.

Instructions:

The players will play a conditioned game. The only rule being that they can not play the ball forwards in order to encourage dribbling.

Coaching Points:

Allow the game to flow. However, if there is an opportunity to attack the space and it wasn't utilised the coach will come in and freeze the play. Encourage each player to use the stepover skill to beat a player.

Progressions:

-Each player must dribble in to the oppositions half before having the opportunity to pass.